People, especially couples, are increasingly disconnected from each other…. There are many opinion leaders such as Simon Sinek and Tristan Harris who, recently, have brought this topic to my attention. The world today is confusing distraction with entertainment and the depth of human relationships with the superficiality of social media interactions. And, many studies are pointing to smartphone addiction as … Read More
You Do You – The Practice Of Self-Care
The practice of self-care. We get really focused on what it is that our neighbor is or isn’t doing. What our friends, or worse yet – our enemies, have going on or don’t have going on. How we get so focused on everything and everyone around us and we spend little time attending to our own backyard. It’s easier to acknowledge … Read More
Don’t rain on my parade – On Mindfulness and uninvited guests.
On Mindfulness and Uninvited Guests… Thoughts are party poopers… You invite them into your little gathering, a.k.a life, and they’ll ruin everything. You know those guests that you thought would be the life of the party but you kinda early on realize they are a nightmare? Yeah, thoughts are like that. Exactly like that. Thoughts are high maintenance. Spoiled brats … Read More
Can You Devote 1% Of Your Day To Mindfulness Meditation?
Just 1% of Mindfulness Meditation A Day Could Transform Your Life… Just 1%. 1% of anything is not too much, is it? Well, not maybe all of the time, like how much I forget what people tell me. It’s probably more but I don’t remember. 1% of anything is not very much, is it? How much of a day is … Read More
Mindful Misconceptions: What Mindfulness Is And What It Is Not…
What Mindfulness Is And What It Is Not… Amongst recent fads in fitness (waist trainers, vibration belts, CrossFit), diet (gluten-free, Paleo, juicing), and self-help (positive thinking, adult colouring books, gratitude), mindfulness meditation has rapidly risen to awareness. Despite its increasing popularity, however, very few people can clearly define and explain what mindfulness actually is. Is mindfulness simply another fad? Does … Read More